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My Scar Wants To Talk.

Even if you discuss ideas and content that books have been written about, it will never be the same thing as when it is expressed through the original being that you are. When you peel off the voices of others that have accumulated and calcified, you bring out your own voice.

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Take A Chance On Yourself: No Risk, No Reward.

The most important lesson to take away from this is to live without regret. Don’t be afraid to choose another card. There is freedom and beauty with asking for more from yourself.

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Keep Calm And Carry On? I’d Rather Dancethef*ckon.

How does one dancethef*ckon? Here’s how we did it. Dancers gathered in an opening circle. My co-facilitator and I shared the tale of the dancethef*ckon-athon’s co-creation. Anybody who wished to speak their intent aloud was invited to do so. Everybody was invited to write what they wished to ...

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Put The Pen Down: Bad Advice From Good Friends.

While I’m becoming more aware of advice's bitter taste, I still find myself chewing some up -- hoping to glean a nugget of wisdom from well-meaning insights people have about me. I mean, God forbid I became one of those guarded girls with her walls up. I want to be oyster-open, to the world, to ...

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The Point Of No Return.

The general consensus among the crowd on the far side was that she had lost her mind, possibly a breakdown that could be treated with drugs or therapy. Maybe she was sick in some way and hadn’t told anyone, or maybe she was just a fool. All they could see was that she would be leaving comfort ...

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“Not To Be Repeated!”: Ongoing Trauma For Victims Of Bosnia-Herzegovina Civil War 20 Years Later.

Similar to disastrous situations in other parts of the world, lots of money was poured into the Balkans after the war, and the hope for recovery was high. Now, donors have lost their interest; still-existing issues are no longer reported, the economy has stagnated, and corruption is rampant. ...

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Darling, Don’t Be The Good Girl.

And I’ve kept my mouth shut. I’ve delicately arranged the duct tape over my own lips. Do-it-yourself oppression. Bring-your-own degradation. I’ve stood in the path of hurricanes — tied my own hands to the tracks. It’s just the way things are done, darling. It’s just the silence we all ...

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Healer, Heal Thyself: Contemplations On Hair And Energy.

I do not feel diminished spiritually by this transition. I feel younger, and more vulnerable. I am spiritually vulnerable right now, and I do not mind the world to see it on my outside, on my face. I am a spring lamb caught in the rebirth of autumn. I am stronger now in my vulnerability than ...

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The Energy it Takes to be a Creative Sorcerer is Immeasurable.

If I died today, I want to be known as someone who showed and expressed compassion and creativity. I will leave this planet with the symbols of my words, and my heartbeat will shed love for all.

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The Power Of Ritual And How We Can Be Motivated Every Day: Lessons From Twyla Tharp.

By James Clear

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